What goes in which bin

Recycling bin (Black bin with blue lid)

Household waste that can be recycled.

The main part of this bin is for recyclables such as:

  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Drinks cans
  • Food tins
  • Aerosols and foil
  • Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays
  • Cardboard and cartons

The inner recycling box can recycle paper, such as:

  • Newspapers and magazines
  • Junk mail including leaflets and flyers
  • Catalogues and directories including yellow pages
  • White paper (e.g. printer paper and letters)
  • Envelopes (including ones with windows)
  • Shredded paper

 

Glass bottles and jars

Rinse all food and drink packaging. Labels can be left on.

Yes No
  • Bottles - any colour (e.g. wine, beer, spirits)
  • Jars (e.g. sauces, jam, baby food)
  • Other glass bottles (e.g. perfume, aftershave, face/body cream)
  • Glass cookware (e.g. pyrex dishes)
  • Drinking glasses
  • Vases
  • Mirrors and window glass
  • Light bulbs

 

Tins and cans

Rinse all food and drink packaging. Labels can be left on.

Yes No
  • Food tins (e.g. soup, tuna, baked beans, spaghetti hoops etc.)
  • Drink cans (e.g. cola, beer etc.)
  • Pet food tins
  • Metal lids and tops
  • Biscuit/chocolate tins (including lids
  • Aerosols (empty)
  • Foil trays (e.g. take-away trays)
  • Crisp and sweet packets or wrappers
  • Paint and solvent tins (full or empty)
  • Laminated plastic food/drink pouches (e.g. baby food, pet food, coffee)
  • Cooking oil drums
  • Any other metal items

 

 

Plastic packaging

Rinse all food and drink packaging. Labels can be left on. Remove plastic film.

Yes No
  • Cleaner and detergent bottles (e.g. bathroom cleaners, washing up liquid, bleach)
  • Toiletries and other bathroom bottles (e.g. shampoo, shower gel)
  • Drinks bottles (e.g. juice, squash, milk, cola)
  • Pots (e.g. yoghurt, soup)
  • Tubs (e.g. margarine, ice cream)
  • Trays/punnets (e.g. meat trays, take-away trays, fruit/veg trays, including black plastic)
  • Chocolate/biscuit tubs and trays 
  • Plastic bags (e.g. carrier bags, black sacks compostable bags, bread, salad, fruit/veg bags, frozen food bags)
  • Crisp and sweet packets or wrappers
  • Film lids from pots or trays
  • Laminated plastic food/drink pouches (e.g. baby food, pet food, coffee)
  • Polystyrene (e.g. cups and packaging material)
  • Plastic film and wrapping
  • Rigid plastics (e.g. toys and hangers)

 

Cardboard and cartons

Flatten all cardboard packaging, remove plastic inserts, polystyrene and tape.

We are currently also collecting excess cardboard if it is flattened and stacked neatly next to your blue lidded bin on your usual recycling day.

Yes No
  • Cardboard boxes (e.g. cereal boxes, delivery boxes)
  • Corrugated cardboard
  • Cardboard egg boxes
  • Cardboard sleeves (e.g. ready meal sleeves)
  • Cardboard tubes (e.g. from inside toilet roll and kitchen roll)
  • Food cartons (e.g. soup)
  • Drinks cartons (e.g. juice, milk)
  • Single use coffee cups
  • Cardboard that has been metalised such as cocoa powder
  • Corks (e.g. from wine bottles)
  • Wallpaper
  • Any card packaging that contains food waste

 

Paper

Use the inner caddy of your bin. Remove any plastic wrappings from newspapers, magazines and flyers.

Yes No
  • White paper (e.g. printer paper and letters)
  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Junk mail including leaflets and flyers
  • Envelopes (including those with plastic windows)
  • Telephone directories
  • Shredded paper
  • Plain greetings cards
  • Paper towels and tissues
  • Cotton wool/make up pads/wet wipes
  • Books
  • Padded envelopes (e.g. jiffy bags)
  • Greetings cards with foil or glitter decoration
  • Gift bags
  • Parchment/baking paper